Baklava
From black4ml 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 30
This is a flavorful and less sickening-sweet backlava. I took a class to learn how to make this and was suprised at how easy it was! The recipe calls for 60 pieces, but you can make them as large or small as you would like.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 c. melted butter shopping list
- 16oz pkg fillo dough, thawed shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 4 c. finely chopped walnuts or pistachios shopping list
- 1/2 c. sugar shopping list
- 1-1/2t cinnamon shopping list
- Syrup: shopping list
- 1-1/2 c. sugar shopping list
- 1 c. water shopping list
- 1/4 c. honey shopping list
- 3" stick of cinnamon shopping list
- 2T lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- Stir together chopped nuts, cinnamon and sugar. set aside
- Brush the bottom of a 15x10x1 baking pan with some of the butter
- Unfold fillo dough (keep remaining dough covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel, removing sheets as you need them)
- Layer 5 sheets, brushing each sheet with the butter
- Sprinkle 1-1/2 cups of nut mixture on the 5th layer (after the butter)
- Repeat this process 2 more times
- Drizzle any remaning butter on the top
- Trim edges of dough to fit pan and clean up edges
- Use a sharp knife to cut thrugh all layers into about 60 diamond shaped pieces
- Bake at 325* for about 35-45 minutes or until golden brown
- While cooking make the syrup on the stove.
- Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to boil
- Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes
- remove cinnamon stick
- Pour mixture ver backlava immedietly after removing from oven
- Cool completly to allow syrup to be absorbed by backlava
- Try to wait at least an hour and then enjoy!
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This looks wonderful, thank you...
organicmama
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OOhhhh I love Baklava!!! Thanks for sharing the simple recipe! I'm gonna have to make this sometime when the holidays over!!
Thanks again!
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